MLB Player News
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Riding pine Friday
Wells is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Orioles.
The lefty-hitting Wells will take a seat Friday with southpaw Cade Povich on the bump for Baltimore. Jose Trevino will bat eighth in his place.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: On bench Friday
Naylor is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Rays.
Naylor will give way to Austin Hedges behind the dish after catching back-to-back games. Naylor has launched two homers in his last 10 at-bats and has a .626 OPS over 225 plate appearances in 2024.
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David Fry DH | CLE
Guardians' David Fry: Out of lineup Friday
Fry is absent from the starting nine for Friday's game against the Rays.
Fry is hitless in his last 11 at-bats and will get the night off Friday to clear his head. In his place, Angel Martinez will bat second as the DH.
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Freddy Fermin C | KC
Royals' Freddy Fermin: Heading to bench Friday
Fermin is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Red Sox.
Fermin started the previous six games, splitting his time between catcher and DH, but he'll receive a day off after he went 7-for-20 with two walks, two RBI and four runs during that span. Adam Frazier will serve as Kansas City's designated hitter Friday.
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Cal Raleigh C | SEA
Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Goes yard twice in win
Raleigh went 3-for-5 with two homers, four RBI and three runs scored in Thursday's win over the Angels.
Raleigh singled in his first trip to the plate before taking Jack Kochanowicz deep for a leadoff homer to open the third. The catcher would then add a second home run in the sixth to extend the Mariners' lead to 11 runs, giving him his second two-homer performance in his last three contests. Raleigh has also tallied multiple hits in five of his last seven games, batting .400 (10-for-25) over that stretch with four homers, eight RBI and seven runs scored.
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Connor Wong C | BOS
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Homer, three runs scored in win
Wong went 2-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Thursday's 7-0 win over the Athletics.
Wong walked and scored in the first inning, belted a solo home run in the third, then singled and scored on Masataka Yoshida's home run in the sixth. Wong's home run was his eighth in 68 games, one shy of the career-high nine he hit in 2023 over 126 games. The catcher is having a career year; his .826 OPS in 2024 is 156 points higher than what it was over his first three MLB seasons.
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Austin Wells C | NYY
Yankees' Austin Wells: Slugs homer in loss
Wells went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss to the Rays.
Wells put New York on the board with a solo shot to right field in the second inning. It was the backstop's fifth long ball of the campaign, three of which have come over his past 10 contests. Wells is batting .286 (8-for-28) with six RBI over that stretch and has moved back into the primary catcher role for the Yankees, starting five of the team's past seven contests behind the plate.
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Bo Naylor C | CLE
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Pops homer Thursday
Naylor went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's 10-1 loss to the Tigers.
Naylor produced the Guardians' lone run when he took Jack Flaherty deep in the third inning. This was Naylor's second homer in his last five games, though his playing time has taken a hit lately as he's started just three of those contests. The catcher is up to six homers with 24 RBI, 26 runs scored, two stolen bases, nine doubles, one triple and a .207/.276/.350 slash line over 225 plate appearances this season. Naylor is likely to continue sharing the catching duties with Austin Hedges, as David Fry has gotten more looks elsewhere in recent weeks.
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Danny Jansen C | BOS
Blue Jays' Danny Jansen: Snaps out of slump
Jansen went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Thursday's 5-3 win over the Giants.
Jansen entered Thursday's contest 9-for-74 (.122) over his last 25 games but broke the dry spell with a pair of hits, including a solo homer off Jordan Hicks. The long ball was Jansen's first in 34 games after lifting five home runs in 22 games to open the season. Overall, the catcher owns a .715 OPS in 207 plate appearances.
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Carson Kelly C | TEX
Tigers' Carson Kelly: Homers, reaches base three times
Kelly went 1-for-3 with two walks, a solo home run and an additional run scored Thursday against the Guardians.
Kelly, starting for just the second time in five days as he continues to work in a timeshare with Jake Rogers, extended his modest hitting streak to six games while reaching base three times and homering for the third time during that stretch. It was the seventh home run of the season for Kelly, who has also added 28 RBI while producing a useful slash line of .247/.326/.418 through 178 plate appearances.